Jurgen Klopp believes that returning midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can be like a 'new signing' for Liverpool this season.
Liverpool are yet to make any new signings in the summer window, but the manager is adamant the 25-year-old can save him money in the market.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was out for a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee but returned at the end of last season.
He made just two substitute appearances but has played a full part in pre-season so far.
And Klopp is backing him to make a big impact at Anfield in 2019-20.
'It's up to Alex,' he told the Liverpool Echo. 'Life can sometimes be about luck, and has had a really unlucky time with the injury.
'Two seasons ago, when he got injured, he was in the shape of his life, looking so positive.
'I'm so happy with how it looks at the moment, but of course we are going to have to see.
'But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain... come on. Fit... if that's not a new signing, then I don't know.'
The England international has started all four of the Reds' pre-season games so far, including the two defeats so far on their USA tour.
He is in line to play against Sporting Lisbon in New York on Wednesday night.